Corle Building Systems
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — IMLER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Corle Building Systems | Report ID | 2022010149 |
| Address | 404 Sarah Furnace Road | City, State ZIP | IMLER, PENNSYLVANIA 16655 |
| Event Date | January 7, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332311 | Inspection # | 1573300 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.19000, -78.51000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a roll form machine and attempted to remove glue from one of the rollers using a rag. The rollers caught the rag, causing the fingers on the employee's right hand to be pulled into the roller and crushed resulting in a partial amputation to the ring finger. The machine was locked out/tagged out at the time.
Incident Summary
On January 7, 2022, a worker at Corle Building Systems in IMLER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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